Total Crime Rate
310.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Underwood Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown , and the 129th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Underwood Road (E1 5AW) in the last 12 months was 310.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average (335.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (β 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Underwood Road (E1 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumbers Row, where police recorded 254 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Davenant Street (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hemming Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ramsey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dunbridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunbridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemming Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cheshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheshire Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheshire Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moss Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Links Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ramsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shuttle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ramsey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buxton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Links Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Davenant Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Montague Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lomas Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lomas Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Montague Street | β |
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